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Saucer-Shaped Test Vehicle for Landing Large Payloads on Mars

Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator

NASA workers at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, wearing clean room "bunny suits," prepare the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test article for shipment later this month to Hawaii. LDSD will help land bigger space payloads on Mars or return them back to Earth.